NEW ZEALAND’S MEAT TRADE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 359, 13 February 1937, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND’S MEAT TRADE

EXPORT POSITION. IMPROVED OUTLOOK. Chilled Beef Well Received In England. Press Association—Copyright. Auckland, Last Night. The improved outlook for the New Zealand meat export trade was commented on by Mr. T. A. Duncan, chairman of th& New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, v.'ho returned to Auckland by the Rangitikei to-day. “The negotiations between the two Governments wfere practically completed as far as New Zealand is concerned before we left London.,” Mr. Dunean said. “As it is an official matter I am unable to give any indication of the result or to suggest future trends in the meat export policy. An announcement will douuTTess be made by the Government as soon as the position is settled. “The Dominion’s mutton and lamb traded is in a very healthy state,” Mr. Duncan said. “Our lamb continuues to receive a substantial premium over that of our competitors, but if we are to maintain this position we must continue to breed and fatten for export only the best quality. Where Southdov.'n rams are used for crossing to breed fat lambs none but the best should be employed. Combined with good crossbred ewes they give the ideal carcase for the English trade. Chilled Beef in Favour. beef from the Dominion continued to be well received in England and is gaining wider popularity on ancount of its eating qualities However, I saw some quarters which did not arrive in a satisfactory condition on account of the long voyage and lack of finish before slaughter These defects can be largely remedi ed. My opinion is that chilled beef from uunfinished, flabby cattle does not stand up to long transit nearly as suuccessfully as that from well finished cattle.”